Is freedompop really 100% free? I want the truth and i can handle it....

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Has anyone noticed a new item in Services called "FreedomPop Safety Mode"? I set up a FP account for a friend today, and beside the default $73 annual plan and default services that you have to disable, there was this "safety mode" for $5 semi-annually. I could not disable it.

I just bought a brand new USC Moto E4 @ WM as well as an AT&T ZTE Trek 2 tablet from eBay. I then ordered a $0.01 LTE SIM from FP (within my existing account), and it shows up in there with my other three devices even though the order is still processing.

I went into the account this AM to turn off Auto-Top up & downgrade it. On top of the new Safety Mode thing, I do not see any available Basic LTE [Free] 200MB Plan!!!! The cheapest one is like $14.99 for 500MB! Did they discontinue free plans for LTE cards going forward? I haven't read anything about it anywhere.

Some offers have an activation charge and some do not or currently have a minimal one.

It specifies in each offer what the activation charge is. In general, those with an activation fee give you something extra for the money.
.https://www.freedompop.com/byodpromo9 has only a 99 cent activation fee. And yes, this covers Sprint phones.

If you just sign up without using an offer, you get the regular price $19.99 activation fee. But if you do pay that, in my experience they will often give you some quite nice extra bonuses. It is up to you.

That is not unusual among other carriers or any kind of merchant who also have special offers that they do not give to every new customer who is unaware of them. You can get Sprint postpaid service BYOD for free for a year if you sign up under their special online offer but they do not tell you about it if you just walk into a store - they will charge you $50 a month instead.

Some offers have an activation charge and some do not or currently have a minimal one.

It specifies in each offer what the activation charge is. In general, those with an activation fee give you something extra for the money.
.https://www.freedompop.com/byodpromo9 has only a 99 cent activation fee. And yes, this covers Sprint phones.

If you just sign up without using an offer, you get the regular price $19.99 activation fee. But if you do pay that, in my experience they will often give you some quite nice extra bonuses. It is up to you.

That is not unusual among other carriers or any kind of merchant who also have special offers that they do not give to every new customer who is unaware of them. You can get Sprint postpaid service BYOD for free for a year if you sign up under their special online offer but they do not tell you about it if you just walk into a store - they will charge you $50 a month instead.

It has been this way for years.

This is true. You have to sign up through a promo link (easy to find. Just Google search or browse through forums like Slickdeals). I have two Sprint FP accounts. I paid 99˘ activation fee for each.

I have the phone. I just want their advertised 100% free service for free. Am I crazy? I mean they do advertise their 100% free service. I guess I should know better. There is no such thing as a free lunch...

I have the phone. I just want their advertised 100% free service for free. Am I crazy? I mean they do advertise their 100% free service. I guess I should know better. There is no such thing as a free lunch...

But actually I agree their advertising is misleading (along with a lot of other"FREE" offers by other providers but they are one of the worst IMHO). You can still figure out what the real offers are in the case of FP with some effort.

But actually I agree their advertising is misleading (along woth a lot of other"FREE" offers by other providers). You can still figure out what the real offers are though with a little effort.

Don't you still have to add a CC and subject to auto top up or a min balance to turn off auto top up?

That said, now when I toggle off auto top up I get this:

To better manage your data usage, get additional bonus data and ensure you never go over your plan limit, you can subscribe to our Safety Mode service. You will never need to worry about overage fees.
Safety Mode Feature Include:

Get an additional 500MB for the remainder of your current billing cycle
Receive a 10% boost on your plan data every billing cycle
Disable Automatic Top-up at any time
Never pay for an overage when Automatic Top-up is disabled
Control your data speeds whenever and wherever you are (CDMA only)

By clicking Activate, you are signing-up for Safety Mode service and will be billed for $4.99/MONTHLY

and I no longer see the option to top up $5 or $10 or whatever to turn off auto top up, only paying $4.99 a month?

Unlike many TF Inc. Subs in recent weeks and now months, TF Inc. not showing much love to their TF service customers.